Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Parasol \Par"a*sol`\, n. [F., fr. Sp. or Pg. parasol, or It.
   parasole; It. parare to ward off, Sp. & Pg. parar (L. parare
   to prepare) + It. sole sun, Sp. & Pg. sol (L. sol). See
   {Parry}, {Solar}.]
   A kind of small umbrella used by women as a protection from
   the sun.

Parasol \Par"a*sol`\, v. t.
   To shade as with a parasol. [R.]

Source : WordNet®

parasol
     n : a handheld collapsible source of shade [syn: {sunshade}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Parasol
     
        Parallel Systems Object Language.
     
        An {object-oriented} language which supports network and
        parallel computing.  It has {module}s and {exception}s.
     
        ["The Parasol Programming Language", R. Jervis
        , Dr Dobbs J, Oct 1993, pp. 34-41].
     
        (1995-01-26)